Kentucky Residents Continue to Enjoy Lowest Electric Rates in the Nation
01/09/2004

Kentucky residents continued to benefit from the lowest residential electric rates in the nation during 2002. The latest data from the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration shows that Kentuckians paid an overall average residental electric rate of 5.65 cents per kWh (killowatt hour) during 2002. For 2002, the national residential average rate of 8.46 cents per kWh was 49.7% higher than Kentucky's rate.

That good fortune appears to be in the cards for 2003. Through August of 2003, Kentuckians paid an overall average residential electric rate of 5.76 cents per kWh. The national residential average rate for the same time period was 8.71 cents per kWh - 51.2% higher than Kentucky's rate.

To view a detailed break down of electric rates across the nation, you may click here to view and/or download a PDF map with nationwide electric rates.

To view detailed break downs by states on the DOE web site, click here to download an Excel file of 2002 results; and, click here to view 2003 data.

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